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Tdap
Coverage of Tdap in the Nexus archive.
- Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
Routine vaccines such as flu and shingles shots may lower the risk of dementia, with scientists proposing a hypothesis that they train a part of the immune system to shield against mental deterioration. The connection between vaccines and dementia risk is still being researched, but evidence suggests a link. Further study could lead to new treatments or preventions for dementia.